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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression
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gxuJ

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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?xuJ)<url>\s*" & @CRLF & _ " (?>" & @CRLF & _ " (?>" & @CRLF & _ " (?><lastmod>\s*(?<mod>[^<]+)\s*</lastmod>)" & @CRLF & _ " |" & @CRLF & _ " (?><changefreq>\s*(?<freq>\w+)\s*</changefreq>)" & @CRLF & _ " |" & @CRLF & _ " (?><priority>\s*(?<prio>[01](?>\.\d{1,2})?)\s*</priority>)" & @CRLF & _ " )\s*" & @CRLF & _ " ){0,3}\s*" & @CRLF & _ " <loc>\s*" & @CRLF & _ " (?<uri>[^<]+)\s*" & @CRLF & _ " </loc>\s*" & @CRLF & _ " (?>" & @CRLF & _ " (?>" & @CRLF & _ " (?><lastmod>\s*(?<mod>[^<]+)\s*</lastmod>)" & @CRLF & _ " |" & @CRLF & _ " (?><changefreq>\s*(?<freq>\w+)\s*</changefreq>)" & @CRLF & _ " |" & @CRLF & _ " (?><priority>\s*(?<prio>[01](?>\.\d{1,2})?)\s*</priority>)" & @CRLF & _ " )\s*" & @CRLF & _ " ){0,3}\s*" & @CRLF & _ "</url>" Local $sString = "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>" & @CRLF & _ "<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">" & @CRLF & _ " <url>" & @CRLF & _ " <lastmod>2005-01-01</lastmod>" & @CRLF & _ " <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>" & @CRLF & _ " <priority>0.8</priority>" & @CRLF & _ " <loc>http://www.example.com/</loc>" & @CRLF & _ " </url>" & @CRLF & _ " <url>" & @CRLF & _ " <loc>http://www.example.com/catalog?item=12&amp;desc=vacation_hawaii</loc>" & @CRLF & _ " <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>" & @CRLF & _ " </url>" & @CRLF & _ " <url>" & @CRLF & _ " <loc>http://www.example.com/catalog?item=73&amp;desc=vacation_new_zealand</loc>" & @CRLF & _ " <lastmod>2004-12-23</lastmod>" & @CRLF & _ " <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>" & @CRLF & _ " </url>" & @CRLF & _ " <url>" & @CRLF & _ " <loc>http://www.example.com/catalog?item=74&amp;desc=vacation_newfoundland</loc>" & @CRLF & _ " <lastmod>2004-12-23T18:00:15+00:00</lastmod>" & @CRLF & _ " <priority>0.3</priority>" & @CRLF & _ " </url>" & @CRLF & _ " <url>" & @CRLF & _ " <loc>http://www.example.com/catalog?item=83&amp;desc=vacation_usa</loc>" & @CRLF & _ " <lastmod>2004-11-23</lastmod>" & @CRLF & _ " </url>" & @CRLF & _ "</urlset>" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Result")

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for AutoIt, please visit: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/StringRegExp.htm